tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post2191612773625557507..comments2019-02-22T09:03:07.201-06:00Comments on Cultural Front: Haley Reading Group: Sheri Fink's Life, Death, and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-81656196825022932652018-04-15T20:20:15.175-05:002018-04-15T20:20:15.175-05:00Ms. Kollie&#39;s story really was prominent to me....Ms. Kollie&#39;s story really was prominent to me. To be unsure of whether you&#39;re sick or not and be falsely told by a doctor that you&#39;re okay must be a confusing experience. I can barely comprehend what would have gone through her mind to then be told that a mistake had been made and she was actually sick with a deadly disease that she was unlikely to survive. Jada Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-43977160052934098922018-03-28T20:00:38.769-05:002018-03-28T20:00:38.769-05:00One moment that stood out to me was Ms. Kollie&#39...One moment that stood out to me was Ms. Kollie&#39;s unwillingness to move to the Ebola ward. Her diagnosis was confirmed yet, &quot;she refused to move to the confirmed Ebola ward&quot; (62). I believe this moment just shows how one moment in life can just destroy everything. She was shocked by the diagnosis and she could not believe it. Ebola is a death sentence and she could not come to terms with the fact that she would most likely die. Most people would have done the exact same thing in her situation and I feel bad for anyone going through such a painful experience. Jaleel Fuquayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244838005313124695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-64795109549942889432018-03-20T22:05:47.027-05:002018-03-20T22:05:47.027-05:00After reading this article one person’s story who ...After reading this article one person’s story who stuck out the most to me was on page 62 when ms.kollie got misdiagnosed. It was really heartbreaking to read since she was so happy that she was free just to find out that she was still a victim of ebola. Ms.Kollie went from being really happy to extremely upset. I personally would have sued that hospital. Alishiana Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563956177114739836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-71501203877258652412018-03-19T14:35:25.297-05:002018-03-19T14:35:25.297-05:00After reading Sheri Fink’s article, this brought t...After reading Sheri Fink’s article, this brought to light the actuality of how terrible this disease is. Ebola has been spoken of briefly, but since we in the United States have the correct medicines and technology to prevent the outbreak, only a handful of brave souls are able to see this terrible disease first hand. The part of the article that stuck out to me the most was the last paragraph. When Fink stated “Others had found a sheathed knife under his pillow, and he explained that he would rather die from a knife than from Ebola. Two days later, the disease killed him.” These few sentences just prove how awful this disease really is. A man would rather take his own life than to die the slow painful death of Ebola. This stuck out to me because I was never fully aware of how dangerous Ebola is, and now that I am aware, my heart breaks for all the men, women, and children that have to endure such a thing.<br /><br />Kobi P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-39273399271838133172018-03-16T23:40:22.911-05:002018-03-16T23:40:22.911-05:00This story is a great read because it shows the ir...This story is a great read because it shows the iron will and heart of patients and medics during times like these. Especially when Ms.Kollie was given the wrong diagnosis and was told she fine to go home, and was shot down soon when she was mistaken for another patient.“I told everyone I was coming home”(pg.62). The bad news afterwards was extremely discouraging but the patients pull through in times like this.Abraham Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230563939773664728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-36327019101135109462018-03-16T22:17:38.712-05:002018-03-16T22:17:38.712-05:00After the article, an area of concern about Ebola ...After the article, an area of concern about Ebola that stuck out to me was the patient that got mixed up with another one who didn&#39;t have Ebola and went home elated, which we know in hindsight, wasn&#39;t the case. It&#39;s unfortunate to see these deadly diseases attacking countries without the proper technology to handle this. The worst part it the fact Ms.Kollie said , &quot;“I told everybody I am coming home,”. After the heartbreaking news, she refused treatment, accepting defeat.Chike Nkemehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-86391956133603354142018-03-16T22:08:30.561-05:002018-03-16T22:08:30.561-05:00I think the scene with Mr. Davies at 8:45 a.m. was...I think the scene with Mr. Davies at 8:45 a.m. was the most eye catching moment. It stands out the most to me because I feel his situation is somewhat worse than some of the infected patients. His situation is more complex for the simple reason that he may not even have the disease yet he must be contained within the same areas as patients that are actually infected with Ebola. Mr. Davies sums exactly this feeling when he says,&quot;Being here is stressful and very boring, especially when you don&#39;t know your fate&quot;(61).DeMarco McCottrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-82546868615998669402018-03-15T08:10:49.231-05:002018-03-15T08:10:49.231-05:00After reading Fink’s article, what was one point c...After reading Fink’s article, what was one point concerning any patient’s reaction to having or possibly having Ebola that caught your attention? Why did that scene stand out to you? Please provide a page number citation.<br /><br />The reaction that really caught my attention was Ms.Kollie’s, only because she reacted the same exact way I did whenever I received my chronic illness diagnosis. When I was told by my doctor what my symptoms led to, I was in a state of denial much like Ms.Kollie’s, she states “I told everyone I was coming home.” She and I both wanted to remain normal as long as possible and not deal with our illnesses. The struck a cord with me because I could honestly empathize with her, being told that you’re in perfect health and then having that freedom stripped from you so effortlessly is heart breaking. (62)<br /><br />Toriel S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-53323725177670649342018-03-14T16:47:56.585-05:002018-03-14T16:47:56.585-05:00&quot;Life, Death, and Grim Routine Fill the Day a...&quot;Life, Death, and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic&quot; by Sheri Fink was a very interesting story, but it was hard to imagine the pain the patients and workers had to go through. The article, as a whole, was very interesting and it all stuck out to me, but a specific line on page 61 really stood out. It read, &quot;Only those confirmed Ebola patients could safely play with each other.&quot; It stuck out because something so simple, such as playing dice, could be life threatening &amp; how the divide between the sick and non-sick could separate families, friends, spouses, etc. It&#39;s just really tragic to think about. <br /><br />Christen Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114543860308258118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-70793104062347323342018-02-19T18:32:42.814-06:002018-02-19T18:32:42.814-06:00This reading showed me how strong the patients and...This reading showed me how strong the patients and the workers must be to go through such a horrible disaster. It must be hard being a patient because you will most likely not know your fate for a long period of time. While as a patient waits for the results and treatments to come, they still have to pull through horrible symptoms. When i read that that the man at the end was vomiting, and that there was a knife under his pillow. I started wondering how i would not imagine how it would feel to take my own life, rather than have hope of being cured. Youssef Hassannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-8689417023905899932018-02-14T18:57:46.702-06:002018-02-14T18:57:46.702-06:00I think something that really stood out to me was ...I think something that really stood out to me was when they commented on how the patients were bored waiting for their results (p. 61). It shows that even in some of the times that can be the scariest can also be the most boring. &quot;Being here is stressful and very boring, especially when you don&#39;t know your fate.&quot; It gives a humanizing effect to the explanation. This shows how real this is. Kiana Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-14473485228984651072018-02-07T14:21:54.975-06:002018-02-07T14:21:54.975-06:00The patient that caught my attention was Lorpu Kal...The patient that caught my attention was Lorpu Kallie. In the text it says “Given the new diagnosis, Ms. Kollie was devastated and refused to move to the confirmed Ebola ward”(62). At first Kallie was told that she was ebola free. She began to tell her family the good news. This moment was a very important and happy moment for Kallie. Then come to find out. She was misdiagnosed. This has to he the worst feeling anyone could have experienced. <br />Thomas M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-58236039612079403302018-02-06T21:00:12.461-06:002018-02-06T21:00:12.461-06:00The scene that caught my attention the most was wh...The scene that caught my attention the most was when Lorpu Kallie was misdiagnosed on page 62. She was overjoyed to seemingly not have Ebola, and the fact that she had even called her parents and told them that she would be coming home soon struck me, because when they had told her that she indeed did have Ebola, her spirit was absolutely crushed. To go from such a high to such a low so fast, would be enough so unfair. Also, that is pretty bad on the doctor&#39;s behalf that they mixed up the blood samples like that.<br />Kevin CoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-91462806066341477952018-02-06T16:04:56.131-06:002018-02-06T16:04:56.131-06:00Page 62, really stuck out to me. I felt really hap...Page 62, really stuck out to me. I felt really happy to her that Lorpu Kollie was cleared to go home. Being giving happy news after being filled with anxiety then to have that joy ripped from you by saying oh we made a mistake your actually going to die anyways really hit my gut. I felt that was unfair.<br />Chidera O. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-53688479750471165952018-02-05T23:38:08.186-06:002018-02-05T23:38:08.186-06:00In this section, the most shocking to me was that ...In this section, the most shocking to me was that of the patient Ms. Kollie (pg 62). This patient was taken for a spin when she was diagnosed with ebola and then later told she was fine and could leave. I think this relates much to our society today, and is shocking, because doctors sometimes do make mistakes like everyone else.Devin Ellis-Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992473326610425696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-42543025247349041822018-02-05T10:47:10.789-06:002018-02-05T10:47:10.789-06:00This reading really stuck out to me, because on th...This reading really stuck out to me, because on the emotional turmoil it had put me through. Just imagine being told you didn’t have a disease, only to be told that you did have it after that. The joy and relief that the woman had went through was crushed, solely due to a misdiagnosis.She even called her family and spread the good news, so not only did the woman go through all of that turmoil-her family members did too. This reading really just shows the stress and emotional pain that diseases have on a family.James Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598775085142971078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-80772984801134043882018-01-30T12:12:27.070-06:002018-01-30T12:12:27.070-06:00One of the patients that caught my eye was Lorpu K...One of the patients that caught my eye was Lorpu Kollie. I found it heartbreaking that the doctors confused her for someone else and turned out that she was infected. I couldn’t imagine putting myself in her shoes. She was so happy that on page 62, we see her calling her family to tell them she’s going home. Then she found out that she wasn’t clean and refused to go to the hospital. This would be hazardous to those around her that may not be infected. Jonathan Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-54340112991885921022018-01-29T23:45:57.618-06:002018-01-29T23:45:57.618-06:00The scene that shocked me the most was at 7:20 am ...The scene that shocked me the most was at 7:20 am page 59 when a woman not only lost her husband, but her baby to Ebola. Now she is suspected to have Ebola and other diseases. It is understandable that she would refuse medication and food. She lost her family and she probably wants to be with them. You can sense her dispair and her great loss. That’s way this scene really stood out to me. Tyla Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-69973575808869738662018-01-29T19:14:47.725-06:002018-01-29T19:14:47.725-06:0010:50 a.m., on page 62, really stood out to me. Ms...10:50 a.m., on page 62, really stood out to me. Ms. Kollie received the wrong results because a staff member mistook her for someone else. She called and told everybody that she was going home, so it is more devastating than it normally would be if she had received the correct results in the first place. I&#39;m sure the staff member felt terrible, but nothing can compare to how Ms. Kollie&#39;s family would have felt. Diana Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-22113209919173410262018-01-29T15:43:54.985-06:002018-01-29T15:43:54.985-06:00The parts that stuck out to me were the patients&#...The parts that stuck out to me were the patients&#39; safety and where the 38 year old man was longing for comfort. The patients were not allowed to have a life that were remotely close to normal. It seem like anything they did would have to had intense thought on their lives where simply things as playing with each other is not thought of. The man also struck me because at the end of the day, he just wanted comfort. Everything else seem irrelevant to him. It was eye opening to see how much people take things for granted. Precious Middletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-59562568120839478232018-01-29T13:35:07.507-06:002018-01-29T13:35:07.507-06:00In the Article &quot;Life, Death, and Grim Routine...In the Article &quot;Life, Death, and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic,&quot; by Sheri Fink the story that stood out to me the most was the one about the patient Ms. Kollie. This is because she had been told that she was on the list of people who didn&#39;t have ebola. She then called her parents to tell them the good news only to find out that they had mistaken her for someone else. This stood out to me the most because I just couldn&#39;t imagine the feeling she felt. I know it was a devastating feeling. Samontriona Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-88053175686894985202018-01-28T21:49:30.631-06:002018-01-28T21:49:30.631-06:00After reading this article the part that stood out...After reading this article the part that stood out the most to me was the woman who got the wrong lab results. It helped to show how bad the whole situation really is and how cruel life can be as the woman believed that she was fine but in reality she had the wrong results. Marley McCoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-65383081076586964652018-01-27T12:18:05.630-06:002018-01-27T12:18:05.630-06:00This whole piece, overall, just brings a feeling o...This whole piece, overall, just brings a feeling of uneasiness to me because at first Ms Kollie thought that she was free of the disease (Ebola) (60-63), but later tests proved wrong. Her gradual reactions that were displayed in the story did a terrific job conveying her numerous blended emotions towards receiving this news (panic, sadness, fear). While I can not truly empathize with Ms Kollie, I can not help but to have pity on her in such a dark time like this.<br />-Ronald AkpanRonnie Akpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107309045935084427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-65927069856377033682018-01-27T02:39:20.091-06:002018-01-27T02:39:20.091-06:00What stood out to me most was the fact that health...What stood out to me most was the fact that healthy people have to wait in the same ward as the infected people for days awaiting their test results. Just because he was suspected of it he has to be tested and you don&#39;t get the results until days later. On page 61 the man says it is stressful and boring living in those conditions waiting for results. That is really difficult to hear.<br /><br />-Kameryn SabinoKameryn Sabinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576634648752186644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-31046034105744532742018-01-27T00:03:38.132-06:002018-01-27T00:03:38.132-06:00This story shows the daily lives of people much le...This story shows the daily lives of people much less fortunate than anyone we know. Having put together the daily life of these people puts you into their shoes and makes you realize what could be you if you were born where these people were. I think the point of this is to send a message of what these people deal with.Avant Hallnoreply@blogger.com